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• Marine snow can enhance oil biodegradation in the water phase in the abundant
presence of dissolved oxygen; however, because the biodegradation of the marine
snow occurs more rapidly, thus reducing the oygen concentration, the amount of
oil degradation is effectively limited.
Funding Information This research was made possible by grants from the Gulf of Mexico
Research Initiative through the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf
Ecosystem (C-IMAGE).
References
Alldredge A (1998) The carbon, nitrogen and mass content of marine snow as a function of aggregate size. Deep-Sea Res I Oceanogr Res Pap 45:529–541
Bianchi TS, Cook RL, Perdue EM, Kolic PE, Green N, Zhang Y, Smith RW, Kolker AS, Ameen
A, King G, Ojwang LM, Schneider CL, Normand AE, Hetland R (2011) Impacts of diverted
freshwater on dissolved organic matter and microbial communities in Barataria Bay, Louisiana,
U.S.A. Mar Environ Res 72(5):248–257
Bochdansky AB, van Aken HM, Herndl GJ (2010) Role of macroscopic particles in deep-sea oxygen consumption. Proc Natl Acad Sci 107:8287–8291
Brooks GR, Larson RA, Schwing PT, Romero I, Moore C, Reichart G-J, Jilbert T, Chanton
JP, Hastings DW, Overholt WA, Marks KP, Kostka JE, Holmes CW, Hollander D (2015)
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hydrocarbons in deep water and sediments (Chap. 7). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert
S, Hollander D, Paris CB, Schlüter M, Wetzel D (eds) Deep oil spills – facts, fate and effects.
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Microbiol 5:359
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Louisiana crude oil at 5 and 25 °C. Environ Sci Technol 47:1960–1967
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marine snow formation and sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Anthropocene 13:18–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2016.01.006
Fingas M (2011) Introduction to oil spill contingency planning and response initiation. In:
Fingan M (ed) Oil spill science and technology. Gulf Professional Publishing, Boston,
pp 1027–1031
Foekema EM, van Eenennaam JS, Hollander DJ, Langenhoff AM, Oldenburg TBP, Radović JR,
Rohal M, Romero IC, Schwing PT, Murk AJ (2020) Biodegradation of hydrocarbons in deep
water and sediments (Chap. 17). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert S, Hollander D, Paris
CB, Schlüter M, Wetzel D (eds) Scenarios and responses to future deep oil spills – fighting the
next war. Springer, Cham
Glover CM, Mezyk SP, Linden KG, Rosario-Ortiza FL (2014) Photochemical degradation of
Corexit components in ocean water. Chemosphere 111(9):596–602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
chemosphere.2014.05.012
Hamdan LJ, Fulmer PA (2011) Effects of COREXIT® EC9500A on bacteria from a beach oiled
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ame01482
A. A. M. Langenhoff et al.
• Marine snow can enhance oil biodegradation in the water phase in the abundant
presence of dissolved oxygen; however, because the biodegradation of the marine
snow occurs more rapidly, thus reducing the oygen concentration, the amount of
oil degradation is effectively limited.
Funding Information This research was made possible by grants from the Gulf of Mexico
Research Initiative through the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf
Ecosystem (C-IMAGE).
References
Alldredge A (1998) The carbon, nitrogen and mass content of marine snow as a function of aggregate size. Deep-Sea Res I Oceanogr Res Pap 45:529–541
Bianchi TS, Cook RL, Perdue EM, Kolic PE, Green N, Zhang Y, Smith RW, Kolker AS, Ameen
A, King G, Ojwang LM, Schneider CL, Normand AE, Hetland R (2011) Impacts of diverted
freshwater on dissolved organic matter and microbial communities in Barataria Bay, Louisiana,
U.S.A. Mar Environ Res 72(5):248–257
Bochdansky AB, van Aken HM, Herndl GJ (2010) Role of macroscopic particles in deep-sea oxygen consumption. Proc Natl Acad Sci 107:8287–8291
Brooks GR, Larson RA, Schwing PT, Romero I, Moore C, Reichart G-J, Jilbert T, Chanton
JP, Hastings DW, Overholt WA, Marks KP, Kostka JE, Holmes CW, Hollander D (2015)
Sedimentation pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DwH blowout. PLoS One
10(7):e0132341. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132341
Bubenheim P, Hackbusch S, Joye SB, Kostka JE, Larter SR, Liese A, Lincoln SA, Marietou A,
Müller R, Noirungsee N, Oldenburg TBP, Radović JR, Viamonte J (2020) Biodegradation of
hydrocarbons in deep water and sediments (Chap. 7). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert
S, Hollander D, Paris CB, Schlüter M, Wetzel D (eds) Deep oil spills – facts, fate and effects.
Springer, Cham
Bullerjahn GS, Post AF (2014) Physiology and molecular biology of aquatic cyanobacteria. Front
Microbiol 5:359
Campo P, Venosa AD, Suidan MT (2013) Biodegradability of Corexit 9500 and dispersed south
Louisiana crude oil at 5 and 25 °C. Environ Sci Technol 47:1960–1967
Chikere CB, Okpokwasili GC, Chikere BO (2011) Monitoring of microbial hydrocarbon remediation in the soil. 3 Biotech 1(3):117–138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-011-0014-8
Daly KL, Passow U, Chanton J, Hollander D (2016) Assessing the impacts of oil-associated
marine snow formation and sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Anthropocene 13:18–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2016.01.006
Fingas M (2011) Introduction to oil spill contingency planning and response initiation. In:
Fingan M (ed) Oil spill science and technology. Gulf Professional Publishing, Boston,
pp 1027–1031
Foekema EM, van Eenennaam JS, Hollander DJ, Langenhoff AM, Oldenburg TBP, Radović JR,
Rohal M, Romero IC, Schwing PT, Murk AJ (2020) Biodegradation of hydrocarbons in deep
water and sediments (Chap. 17). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert S, Hollander D, Paris
CB, Schlüter M, Wetzel D (eds) Scenarios and responses to future deep oil spills – fighting the
next war. Springer, Cham
Glover CM, Mezyk SP, Linden KG, Rosario-Ortiza FL (2014) Photochemical degradation of
Corexit components in ocean water. Chemosphere 111(9):596–602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
chemosphere.2014.05.012
Hamdan LJ, Fulmer PA (2011) Effects of COREXIT® EC9500A on bacteria from a beach oiled
by the Deepwater Horizon spill. Aquat Microb Ecol 63(2):101–109. https://doi.org/10.3354/
ame01482
A. A. M. Langenhoff et al.